Object photograph·C06212·1927–1931

Lamps terracotta (So.494)

Terracotta lamp with a relief of a lion walking beside a tree or branch on its disc — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06212. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round terracotta oil lamp shown on a plain grey background, with a ridged spout at the top and a handle with a round hole at the bottom. The disc has a raised border of small knobs, and inside it a maned lion in relief walks left beside a branch or tree, with a small rounded form below it. Cracks and worn areas are visible on the clay.

English, translated from the original record

Terracotta lamp, So.494.

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